.1 lines Herald 'resa. ‘v 144. I A Hutchison hits Clements for military base closings By SARA LEE T;EDE Times Herald Austin Bureau AUSTIN --- If Republicans nomi- nate Bill Clements for governor, they will nominate a man who helped close down two Texas mili- tary bases and initiate cutbacks at two others, Republican candidate Ray Hutchison charged Sunday. Hutchison, a gray-haired Dallas attorney who is stumping the state in a giant motor home. said Cle- ments was deputy secretary of the defense when the Air Force bases at Big Spring and Laredo were closed. There were severe personnel cut- backs at Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Ellington near Houston, Hutchison noted. "Clements says he was in charge of the Pentagon so I assume he made these decisions." Hutchison :aid. "You can't be in charge of some decisions and not of others.- With the present hue and cry about the proposed closing of Good- fellow Air Force base at San Ange- lo. Texans are not likely to elect a governor who had anything to do • with defense cutbacks. Hutchison said A former state represenative and Republican par iv chairman. H;:tehison is spending about ,1:-,t).000 on his campaign compared to $1.3 million reported so far by Clements, an oil and gas drilling contractor who built a multirrullion dollar business after starting out as an oil field roughneck. "1 conceded on the day he an-. • nounced that he was the richest I: candidate in the race." Hutchison said, "and since then there has been an enormous waste of dollars and rhetoric. ••• • "It may be nice to go aroundl.r buying everyone a barbeque, but 7:4 you can't buy an election in Texas." •••••, Hutchison said the Republican --a contest already is viewed as a battle .1.1 between David and a big spending Goliath. "If I am nominated, the Republi- can party will demonstrate that it is 2: a party of the people, of the grass :; roots.'' He said Gov. Dolph Briscoe's me- dia attempt to paint his opponent, Atty. Gen. John Hill. as a free- spending liberal appears to be dm:- mg some Republicans into the ' Democratic primary. The effect may be an even smallei turnout than the 150.000 antic'pated. he said. Since Hutchison is better k; )wn among party regulars •nan Cli- imnL'. s ho spt ft mud- et the past five years in WI:- Hilf...rton DC.. a low turnout could enhance Huichi- sons chances
